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getFit is officially over, and as a result I'm sitting on my couch eating ice cream. Hahaha, I'm just kidding. I'm not sitting on my couch.

But since getFit is over, this will be my last official blog post. Unless there's an desire on behalf of my 3-4 loyal readers to write something about my triathlon experience. I'm totally happy to do that if people would read it. But, if you're like, "Jeeze, Aaron, nobody cares. Just shut the heck up already and write some lessons learned about running!" then I think I can accomodate you.

First of all, I hope that you and all your friends / loved ones are safe after the bombings in Back Bay today. It feels like it's really hard to have faith in humanity when it feels like you're always hearing about awful events in the news. But then you think, there are so many more people responding positively to tragedy, helping others in any way they can, then are causing it. And that's encouraging. As one of my absolute favorite people in the entire world, Mr. Rogers, said, "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'"

I've been meaning to blog about my exercising for a week or so, and I want to finally get around to that. Although perhaps with less humor than usual. Things are going pretty well! Although it's hard to believe that the triathlon is in 19 days and 7 hours. How am I feeling now that it's less than 3 weeks away? Well...

I know I said last week that I was ready to jump right back into training. And I was. 
That is, until I got sick and I just needed rest until I got better. So the beginning of the week was a good mix of walking, running, stretching. I was prepping for the big workout I'd do on my own (since my trainer is out of town) to see if I could keep up what I've learned. 
That's about when I woke up one morning with a foggy head, a nose that wouldn't stop running, aches all over, and that feeling of exhaustion where walking up the stairs makes you winded. Thankfully, I think I'm on the back end of it, and my trainer's back in town next week. 
So I'll say it again, just like last week, bring it on week 11!

(Abe Lincoln approves)
Our family took full advantage of spring break this past week and drove to D.C. where my brother lives. We stayed with his family and took the kids to several of the Smithsonian museums and national monuments for the first time. We went to the Natural History Museum twice of course because kids just can't get enough of fossils, dinosaur bones, lions, bugs, and giant crystals.
I was on my feet for hours the whole week and never got too tired. It was a lot easier than the circuit workout last week. But at the same time, I think my body really needed a chance to recharge. I loved walking around in the sunshine and fresh air, but didn't feel the need to push myself, or take time away from museum hopping to fit in a workout.